What a pigsty he's sitting in. I know it's 'only' practice, but considering how OC he is during tournaments, I thought he'd be in a little more organized environment during practice. There is clearly a water bottle that has been knocked over on its side, for starters.

Perhaps his recent slide can be attributed to sloppy practice habits as much as anything else.

What a pigsty he's sitting in. I know it's 'only' practice, but considering how OC he is during tournaments, I thought he'd be in a little more organized environment during practice. There is clearly a water bottle that has been knocked over on its side, for starters.

Perhaps his recent slide can be attributed to sloppy practice habits as much as anything else.

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It is not a sloppy practice habit to have sloppy surroundings on the bench. Practice refers to the play, not to what he has around him.

I bet his practice play is more than enough to beat anyone other than Djokovic.

But seriously, I'm starting to form the opinion if a player is unwell either just announce you are 100% certain pulling out, or get on with it. No "I'm feeling unwell, not sure if I can play stuff" then you do play but with an excuse prepared. I mean unless the previous event saw you struggling with a problem you still have and obviously people are going to be asking if you're ready yet. But in this case, if you decide to pull out because you have just picked up a virus, just announce it then when you have decided. To much drama these days!

Federer is also the one who gifted Nadal a Slam this year by taking out Nadal's master Djokovic. Rafatards should be grateful to little girl Federer. :lol:

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I find it amazing how people take it for a certainty that Nadal would lose a best of 5 sets match on clay. It's only happened once in Nadal's career, you know, and that was one of the greatest upsets of all time.

I find it amazing how people take it for a certainty that Nadal would lose a best of 5 sets match on clay. It's only happened once in Nadal's career, you know, and that was one of the greatest upsets of all time.

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A huge upset, I didn't even bother watching the match bc I was so sure Nadal would win. You should have seen my face when I turned the TV on and it scrolled across the bottom of the screen.

What a pigsty he's sitting in. I know it's 'only' practice, but considering how OC he is during tournaments, I thought he'd be in a little more organized environment during practice. There is clearly a water bottle that has been knocked over on its side, for starters.

Perhaps his recent slide can be attributed to sloppy practice habits as much as anything else.

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Huh? Nadal has always been sloppy outside of his matches. His mom always said so. That is why people are wrong when they accuse him of having obsessive compulsive disorder. He is simply in a zone when he plays matches, and that is all.

I find it amazing how people take it for a certainty that Nadal would lose a best of 5 sets match on clay. It's only happened once in Nadal's career, you know, and that was one of the greatest upsets of all time.

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Djokovic is a whole other league of talent to Soderling. Did you not see what Djokovic did to Soderling in Rome this year? 6-3, 6-0.
Djokovic was in a zone and it took a god-mode Federer to stop him. Even then Federer needed a bit of luck as Djokovic had set points in the first set which would've been basically the end for Federer.
Nadal on the other hand looked nothing even remotely close to unstoppable throughout the tournament, especially in the final. Federer the choker just doesn't have the right type of game to exploit Nadal with that sissy backhand.
Djokovic would've been a completely different proposition with a significant mental edge over Nadal.
But then again, I guess nobody on here believed Djokovic would've beaten Nadal in BEST OF 5 SETS at Wimbledon and US Open either...until it happened. :lol:

But then again, I guess nobody on here believed Djokovic would've beaten Nadal in BEST OF 5 SETS at Wimbledon and US Open either...until it happened. :lol:

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Okay, but they are different surfaces where Nadal has lost to other people before, like Muller, Youzhny, Ferrer, del Potro etc. Beating Nadal at the French Open is a whole different ball game. He's only lost once on clay in a best of 5 sets match, ever. Bearing this in mind, it's ridiculous to just assume Djokovic beats Nadal at the French Open as though Nadal has no chance. I'm not saying Djokovic has no chance, just that it's the ultimate challenge to beat Nadal on clay in best of 5 sets.

Okay, but they are different surfaces where Nadal has lost to other people before, like Muller, Youzhny, Ferrer, del Potro etc. Beating Nadal at the French Open is a whole different ball game. He's only lost once on clay in a best of 5 sets match, ever. Bearing this in mind, it's ridiculous to just assume Djokovic beats Nadal at the French Open as though Nadal has no chance. I'm not saying Djokovic has no chance, just that it's the ultimate challenge to beat Nadal on clay in best of 5 sets.

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Good points but I can say that Federer was the only guy who ever beat Nadal in Slam finals. That was 4 years ago...until Djokovic did it in back to back Slam finals this year.
And Soderling already beat Nadal at the French Open. So if Nadal had already lost at the French Open, then how exactly is it the ultimate challenge? The ultimate challenge is only if somebody has never lost. Kinda like people thinking that beating Mike Tyson was the ultimate challenge until somebody came along and knocked him into next year. :lol:

Good points but I can say that Federer was the only guy who ever beat Nadal in Slam finals. That was 4 years ago...until Djokovic did it in back to back Slam finals this year.
And Soderling already beat Nadal at the French Open. So if Nadal had already lost at the French Open, then how exactly is it the ultimate challenge? The ultimate challenge is only if somebody has never lost. Kinda like people thinking that beating Mike Tyson was the ultimate challenge until somebody came along and knocked him into next year. :lol: